For a nice acquaintance with BEC Recordings, this sampler was made with not only music your moms will enjoy. The CD opens quite friendly, however, with ska from The OC Supertones (two songs) followed by the keyboardbeats of Joy Electric (three songs). But then some heaviness breaks loose. It's Project 86, the rapcore fanatics (two songs). Most of our moms run away screaming. Most of them will return when the Dingees show up (two songs) followed by Plankeye (two songs). When Pep Squad takes it over, the patience of the moms are tested again but it is not as worse as they might have thought. It's something else when One Eighty begins (two songs) which seems to be punkrock with two female vocalists but it develops a bit differently than expected. Fold Zandura (two songs) is rather a test-case for those who like heaviness. Bon Voyage is a compromise (two songs) which is Starflyer 59 plus female vocalist. For the last time our moms run away in fear when Value Pac comes up with uptempo punkrock (one song). But they join the dancefloor for Swing Praise (one song). At the end of it all, the ska-fans are being satisfied again with Not For The Crowd (one song) Whether our moms really adore this CD is something you might discuss about. For us it's a nice acquaintance with BEC. I'm pleased to meet you!
Other coverage for this album
HM Magazine #77Reviewed by Daniel JohnstonThis label's growing roster is showcasing 22 songs from 12 quality bands. In addition to the well known tunes by many of these bands, there are also a few previously unreleased tracks, like this version of "Numb" by Project 86, "I Love You" by Pep Squad, "Serena" by Fold Zan, "CalmDown" from The Dingees, and "Girl From Rosewood Lane" and "Electric Car" by Joy Electric. We also get introduced to…The Phantom Tollbooth 1999Reviewed by Tony LaFianzaBrandon Ebel and BEC records recently released a compilation record featuring eleven different artists plus a cut from a CD of swing-style praise songs. Featured bands generally get about two songs in a row starting off with "In Between" by the Supertones from their new Chase the Sun release on BEC. These ska superstars played for the Pope when he visited St. Louis recently, and this is a good…
